Remember When
- November 05, 202510 years ago (2015) •The Luverne girls captured their first team title in school history at the Section 3A Cross Country Championships in Madison Thursday. The Cardinals turned in a 71-point effort to top a 20-team field. The Cardinals advance to the Minnesota State Class A Cross Country Championships at St. Olaf College in Northfield Saturday, where they compete for a state title at 1 p.m. Team…
- October 22, 202510 years ago (2015) •Photographs from veterans and their families have been submitted from Luverne and throughout the United States to be displayed at the Carnegie Cultural Center during the month of October for the first-ever Veteran Photo Show. The show was developed to complement military photographer Stacy Pearsall’s Oct. 2 program, “Combat from Behind the Camera.” As part of her Veterans…
- October 15, 202510 years ago (2015) •Before work begins on burying miles of fiber-optic cable, organizers want to know how many customers want the service in greater Rock County. For several weeks Alliance Communications Cooperative has been marketing the Internet, cable TV and/or telephone service by advertising in newspapers, on billboards and radio, through social media and by direct mail. Deadline to sign…
- October 08, 202510 years ago (2015) •Motorists on Highway 75 in Luverne are adjusting to three lanes instead of four since the new system was striped last week. The new lanes, which are in effect for the full two-mile stretch through Luverne, accommodate one lane of traffic from each direction with a wide turn lane in the middle. Though it’s long been a subject of controversary among local residents and…
- October 01, 202510 years ago (2015) •In the fall of 1965, Barb Bot was a young mother and wife of local pharmacist Al Bot. Multiple times a year, she would receive knocks at the door from individuals collecting for various local charities. She thought Luverne residents would benefit from only one annual fundraising campaign organized by a committee to decide who should benefit from the local donations, Fifty…
- September 24, 202510 years ago (2015) •Just in time for Highway 75 construction to wrap up in Luverne, community leaders are making plans for a “four corners” facelift at the stoplights on Main and Highway 75. The plan calls for small trees and shrubs, grassy green spaces, colored concrete, Sioux quartzite boulders, lighted signage and the long-awaited flag park on the southeast corner. “The goal is to grab the…
- September 17, 202510 years ago (2015) •Steps will be taken as soon as next week to stop bats from inhabiting the Rock County Courthouse. At their Sept. 8 meeting, Rock County Commissioners unanimously agreed to hire Prestige Services, Canby, to bat-proof the entire structure. Cost will be $34,500. The board’s action is in response to a Sept. 3 letter from Court Administrator Denise Brandel to County…
- September 10, 202510 years ago (2015) •A Luverne manufacturing company has acquired recent business accolades for workplace satisfaction and sales records. According to Prairie Business Magazine, “Midwest Fire demonstrates a commitment to being great and understands employees are its greatest asset.” The magazine named the Luverne business to its list of 50 Best Places to Work, which is compiled through…
- September 03, 202510 years ago (2015) •Rock County Broadband Alliance broke ground Tuesday on a $14 million project to bring high speed Internet service to rural Rock County residents. RCBA is a subsidiary of Alliance Communications Cooperative based in Garretson, South Dakota. The co-op received a $5 million state grant to expand its fiber-to-the-home service that served parts of western Rock County to the…
- August 27, 202510 years ago (2015) •Lloyd and Gladys Hemme’s farm west of Hardwick was recently named Rock County’s 82nd Century Farm. The Century Farm Program honors Minnesota farm families that have owned the land at least 100 years. A Century Farm must be at least 50 acres in size and currently involved in agricultural production. Since the program began in 1976, nearly 10,000 farms in the state have been…
- August 20, 202510 years ago (2015) •A small group of interested fishermen gathered around the Creamery Pond in Luverne Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, while two Minnesota Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials crisscrossed in the former gravel pit looking for fish. “A lot of nice shiners,” shouted Ryan Doorenbos from the boat. Doorenbos is the area supervisor from the Windom area fisheries office. Along…
- August 13, 202510 years ago (2015) •After 15 years in the business, Mike and Wanda Jarchow, Luverne, have sold Big Top Rentals. In a July letter to customers, they introduced new owners Jordan and Stacey Smidt, Larchwood. “You can rest assured that you will receive the same top-notch service from Jordan and Stacey that we endeavored to provide ourselves,” their letter states. They said Jordan has 10 years…
- August 06, 202510 years ago (2015) •The city of Luverne will spend approximately $400,000 to paint the tower on Highway 75 next year. The scheduled maintenance will provide the opportunity to put the city logo “Luverne — Love the Life” on the tower tank. “We’re excited to get that tower branded,” Call said at the July 21 capital budget meeting. The north tower by the hospital was painted with the new logo…
- July 23, 202510 years ago (2015) •Ten years ago on July 29, 2005, Sioux Valley Luverne Hospital opened its doors for its first official day of business in its new location on the north edge of Luverne. “Not only is it a beautiful building, but it’s a neat thing that the community would put their trust in us to build it,” Jerry Carl was quoted as saying in a Star Herald interview prior to the opening. “I…
- July 16, 202510 years ago (2015) •Papik Motors, one of 15 Chevrolet dealers from the Sioux Falls area that partnered with local youth baseball leagues for the 2015 baseball season, has concluded a successful summer with Luverne Community Education. Papik Motors provided LCE with new equipment, a monetary contribution and opportunity for community members to raise funds for the league via a Test Drive…
- July 09, 202510 years ago (2015) •Another category of retail business will join Luverne’s downtown lineup on July 23. ATLAS of Rock County is opening a thrift store, “Redeemed Remnants,” at 220 E. Main Street. ATLAS is a nonprofit Christian ministry that offers support and assistance to “those struggling with life’s difficult issues,” according to its website. “This store will be an extension of our…
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